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Young Agudelo trends upward in U.S. draw against Argentina
In the journalism world, one of the rules you often hear is this: Three examples qualifies as a trend. And we now have three examples that 18-year-old U.S. forward Juan Agudelo is a promising forward to watch at the international level.
Agudelo played in his third U.S. game here Saturday night, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the equalizing goal in a 1-1 tie against a full-strength Argentina. It was an opportunist's strike, cleaning up the garbage by knocking in a rebound from Carlos Bocanegra's set-piece header. But it was also the third example we have seen that Agudelo can add energy to a game and contribute goals.
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In the journalism world, one of the rules you often hear is this: Three examples qualifies as a trend. And we now have three examples that 18-year-old U.S. forward Juan Agudelo is a promising forward to watch at the international level.
Agudelo played in his third U.S. game here Saturday night, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the equalizing goal in a 1-1 tie against a full-strength Argentina. It was an opportunist's strike, cleaning up the garbage by knocking in a rebound from Carlos Bocanegra's set-piece header. But it was also the third example we have seen that Agudelo can add energy to a game and contribute goals.
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